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Science Night Live event coming up this weekend

If you're looking for weekend plans, The Orlando Science Center is hosting the 21+ crowd for Science Night Live. Organizers joined the WESH anchors in studio to explain why the event is going to be "out of this world".

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Updated: 10:17 AM EDT Sep 14, 2016

Science Night Live event coming up this weekend

If you're looking for weekend plans, The Orlando Science Center is hosting the 21+ crowd for Science Night Live. Organizers joined the WESH anchors in studio to explain why the event is going to be "out of this world".

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Updated: 10:17 AM EDT Sep 14, 2016

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WEBVTT 8:17 IS THE TIME. JAZMIN: IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO LOOK TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND THIS -- THIS MORNING WE ARE HELPING YOU GET YOUR PLANS IN ORDER. BRETT: SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER IS HOSTING THE 21 AND UP CROWD FOR SCIENCE NIGHT LIVE. JOINING US IS JANINE MILLER AND DR. HUMBERTO CAMPINS. ONE OF THE TOPICS YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING IS THE MISSION TO THE ASTEROID THAT NASA HAS LAUNCHED A COUPLE DAYS AGO. ON THURSDAY. FOR SCIENCE SIMPLETONS LIKE MYSELF, WE THINK OF THE MOVIE ARMAGEDDON. WE SEE THEM LAND ON THE ASTEROID, DO SOME DIGGING. IS THAT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT THIS MISSION IS? >> IT'S A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT. THE LAUNCH WAS PERFECT. TECHNICALLY, EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECTLY AND THEN YOU HAD A WONDERFUL WEATHER GIFT WHICH WAS AN AMAZING DAY. WE VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE INVESTIGATORS ON THIS MISSION, WHICH IS A NASA MICHIGAN. WE'VE INVESTIGATORS FROM JAPAN AND EUROPE. THEY WERE SO IMPRESSED. THE LAUNCH WENT VERY WELL AND SO THE SPACECRAFT IS ON HIS WAY TO THE ASTEROID. IT WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO GET THERE AND THEN WE WILL SPEND ABOUT 1.5 YEARS MAPPING THE ASTEROID IN DETAIL. AFTER THAT, WE WAS ELECTED SPOT ON THE SURFACE , IT IS GOING TO DEPLOY A MECHANICAL ARM THAT WILL TOUCH THE SURFACE FOR FIVE SECONDS, PICK UP THE SAMPLE AND BRING IT BACK TO EARTH. JAZMIN: FIVE SECONDS? >> WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF DOING IT THREE TIMES IF NEEDED. WITH A HIGH CHANCE OF SESAME FIRST ONE. -- OF SUCCESS ON THE FIRST ONE. >> SO YOU HAVE THE DOCTOR'S PRESENTATION, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO A MEET AND GREET. WE HAVE SPACEFLIGHT SHUTTLE COMMANDER ANDREW ALLEN COMING TO TALK ABOUT THE JOURNEY TO MARS FROM AN ASTRONAUT'S PERSPECTIVE. WE'LL HAVE SPACE THEMED EXHIBITS, WE HAVE A SILENT DISCO PLANT AND A LIVE DJ DANCE PARTY. THIS IS EVERYTHING YOU LOVE OF THE SCIENCE CENTER. WE ALWAYS SAY YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO BE CURIOUS -- LIMIT YOUR CURIOSITY RATHER. FOR THE 21 AND UP CROWD, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO JOIN -- ENJOY EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT HAVING LITTLE ONES IN YOUR WAY. I KNOW THAT'S A BIG ISSUE. SCIENCE NIGHT LIVE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BE A KID AGAIN. BRET CRATES NIGHT, GET TO BABYSIT IS READY. HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET PREPARED.

Science Night Live event coming up this weekend

If you're looking for weekend plans, The Orlando Science Center is hosting the 21+ crowd for Science Night Live. Organizers joined the WESH anchors in studio to explain why the event is going to be "out of this world".